Model Predictions
| Model | Indiana Pacers | Denver Nuggets | Spread | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Margin | 32.3% | 67.7% | +4.1 | ✓ (4.9 off) |
| Pythagorean | 45.6% | 54.4% | - | ✓ |
Actual: Denver Nuggets +9 (96-87). Predictions use season-end ratings.
Indiana Pacers
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reggie Miller * | 32 | 2-13 | 0-6 | 4-4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -1 | - |
| Fred Jones * | 31 | 5-13 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 9 | - |
| Austin Croshere * | 28 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | - |
| Stephen Jackson * | 27 | 6-18 | 1-8 | 3-4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 3 | - |
| James Jones * | 26 | 3-6 | 2-4 | 5-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 10 | - |
| Anthony Johnson * | 22 | 0-6 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| Eddie Gill * | 20 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | - |
| Jeff Foster * | 19 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6 | - |
| Scot Pollard * | 17 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 12 | - |
| Jermaine O'Neal * | 15 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 8 | - |
| David Harrison | 3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | - |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PTS | Numbers | RAPM GS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marcus Camby * | 39 | 8-17 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 33 | - |
| Carmelo Anthony * | 35 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 14-16 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 28 | 16 | - |
| Andre Miller * | 34 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - |
| DerMarr Johnson * | 31 | 3-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | - |
| Earl Boykins * | 26 | 4-11 | 2-2 | 2-3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 4 | - |
| Eduardo Najera * | 25 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | - |
| Francisco Elson * | 18 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 4-6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 8 | - |
| Bryon Russell * | 16 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 13 | - |
| Greg Buckner * | 13 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | - |
| Mark Pope | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Wesley Person | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
* = starter